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About Pretty Penny Sets Up Shop

Pretty Penny has lots of big ideas. For instance, she wants to throw a birthday party for her grandmother, Bunny, but there is only one problem—she doesn’t have any money! What’s a creative, industrious girl to do? When Penny notices that Bunny’s attic is cluttered with old things that still have value, Penny has an idea—create a “Small Mall!” Penny will have to clean up and set up shop in the attic to sell the old items to earn the money for Bunny’s surprise celebration. Author/illustrator Devon Kinch has created a charming, stylish character with a signature look, just like such classic children’s book characters as Madeline, Eloise, Pippi Longstocking, and Olivia—Penny is never without her fuschia purse! With Pretty Penny’s help, kids can get money savvy!

From the Hardcover edition.

About Pretty Penny Sets Up Shop

Pretty Penny has lots of big ideas. For instance, she wants to throw a birthday party for her grandmother, Bunny, but there is only one problem—she doesn’t have any money! What’s a creative, industrious girl to do? When Penny notices that Bunny’s attic is cluttered with old things that still have value, Penny has an idea—create a “Small Mall!” Penny will have to clean up and set up shop in the attic to sell the old items to earn the money for Bunny’s surprise celebration. Author/illustrator Devon Kinch has created a charming, stylish character with a signature look, just like such classic children’s book characters as Madeline, Eloise, Pippi Longstocking, and Olivia—Penny is never without her fuschia purse! With Pretty Penny’s help, kids can get money savvy!

From the Hardcover edition.

Praise

“The options for finding additional — or any — income can be difficult whether you are 6 or 66. But, of course, Penny figures out a way. (If you have ever held a garage sale or sold some superfluous items on eBay, you’ll instantly understand the solution.) And the takeaway message that even 6-year-olds will understand is that if you want something — like having a birthday party for Grandma — you need to figure out a way to pay the bill.” – The New York Times

“Kinch provides readers with plenty of chat about money and where it comes from (‘Bunny owns this yellow building from top to bottom. She… rents out three tidy apartments to neighbors’), polished spreads that include spots crammed with hats, shoes, and other consumer treats; and the occasional moral lesson (‘This is not my money–it belongs to Bunny’). This is an honest acknowledgment of the centrality of money in the lives of many young girls, and an attempt to tame and direct it.” – Publishers Weekly

“To my surprise, my daughter has asked me to read Pretty Penny to her every night for the past two weeks. At first we just talked about the book’s cute pets — a lazy pig named Iggy and a sneaky cat Bo — but then one evening it dawned on my little girl that this story is about a rummage sale. Completely out of the blue, my daughter wanted to know how to read price tags and why some items at a store cost more than others. She even asked how to count coins and bills, something I‘ve been trying to explain to her for ages. It turns out that the discussion we had is exactly what Devon Kinch, the author, was trying to accomplish with her tale…A good conversation starter for mothers and fathers who are having trouble finding a way to engage their kids in financial lessons.” – Family Finance (CBS Moneywatch blog)

From the Hardcover edition.

About Devon Kinch

DEVON KINCH is the author-illustrator of the Pretty Penny series. It is Devon’s belief that young children can avoid financial trouble by learning how to establish a healthy relationship with money at an early age. Devon studied painting and art… More about Devon Kinch

About Devon Kinch

DEVON KINCH is the author-illustrator of the Pretty Penny series. It is Devon’s belief that young children can avoid financial trouble by learning how to establish a healthy relationship with money at an early age. Devon studied painting and art… More about Devon Kinch